Aug 10, 2010 | 2004 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Pete Youngblood worked hard for education. Henderson County School Board Chairman from 1954-1970, during the “Foster-Youngblood” administration, Pete modernized county schools through major consolidation in 1960. School construction and additions included Edneyville...
Aug 10, 2010 | 2004 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Principal of East Flat Rock School for more than 20 years, Bessie Steedman was fondly known as “Miss Bessie” to her students. An educator for 40 years, she made history as the first principal of Rosa Edwards School, where she served for many years. A local newspaper...
Aug 10, 2010 | 2004 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Principal of Hendersonville High during the Depression and World War II eras, Leslie Singley was both strict and kind and was described as “the man” who was law and gospel. Known affectionately as “Pop” among the students, but “Mr. Singley” to his face, he had respect...
Aug 10, 2010 | 2004 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
A teacher in local all black schools for 39 years, Odell Rouse began her career in 1926 in the Old Sixth Avenue School and ended it when the Ninth Avenue Union School (which had replaced the Old Sixth Avenue School) closed in 1965 as integration began. She once said...
Aug 10, 2010 | 2004 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Ruby Rivers was a teacher who taught 20 years and promoted brotherhood in the critical early phases of integration. She was a Title I teacher and teacher’s aide. Serving as state representative for NCAE-ESP, the state’s association for teachers and support...
Aug 10, 2010 | 2004 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
The most winning ladies basketball coach in North Carolina state history with 702 victories, Tom Pryor is in the NC High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Coaching his alma mater, Edneyville, to several titles from 1957 until 1993, he instilled in his players...
